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The misuse of BLUP in ecology and evolution.

The American naturalist - 1 Jan 2010

Hadfield Jarrod D, Wilson Alastair J, Garant Dany, Sheldon Ben C, Kruuk Loeske E B

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Best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP) is a method for obtaining point estimates of a random effect in a mixed effect model. Over the past decade it has been used extensively in ecology and evolutionary biology to predict individual breeding values and reaction norms. These predictions have been...

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PMID: 19922262
DOI: 10.1086/648604

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